Newcastle revive interest in Benfica midfielder

Newcastle United will make a renewed bid to sign Filip Djuricic in the summer after meeting with the player's representative last week.

The Magpies failed with their attempt to sign the Serbia playmaker in January, with Benfica refusing to get rid of the player they signed from Heerenveen last summer.

Djuricic has started only three league fixtures for the Portuguese champions this season and could be on the move at the end of the season.

Portuguese newspaper O Jogo claim that his agent Oliver Cabrera travelled to London last week to meet with senior Newcastle officials and learned of their plans to revive their interest in the midfielder later this year.

The 22-year-old is also wanted by PSV Eindhoven but it is unclear if the Dutch giants have the financial muscle to beat Newcastle to his signature.

Djuricic, who has been monitored by Scottish champions Celtic, has earned 15 caps for Serbia, scoring four times.